What is the Sex Ratio in India?
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: November 9th, 2023
The sex ratio in India as per the 2011 Census is 943, and the child sex ratio is 919. Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1084, and Haryana has the lowest sex ratio of 879. There were 108.18 males for every 100 in the total population of Indian women by 2020. In India, there are 662,903,415 or 662.90 million females and 717,100,970 or 717.10 million males.
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Sex Ratio in India
In comparison to the male population, which makes up 51.96 percent, there are 48.04 percent fewer women than men. With 54.20 million men, India has the highest male population worldwide.
- Out of 51 countries/territories, it comes in at number 42 among Asian nations.
- In terms of gender ratio, India comes in at 189 out of 201 nations and territories.
- Male to female ratio in India increased from 104.40 in 1950 to 108.47 in 2008.
- In 2092, this ratio is predicted to drop to 103.36.
- With over 110 boys born for every 100 girls, India has the world’s fifth-highest mismatched sex ratio at birth, after China, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, and Armenia.
- Between 1990 and 2005, the ratio was 111.
- The male-to-female ratio is at its highest point for the 20–24 age group, at 112.54.
- With 110.37 boys for every 100 girls, India has the eighth-most unbalanced child-sex ratio (age group 0-14).
- The ratio of men to women is 108.89 for those aged 15 to 64 and 93.4 for those over 65.
- Under the age of 70, there are more men than women in India.
- Women outnumber males among centenarians by a ratio of 2:1.
Summary:
What is the Sex Ratio in India?
India’s sex ratio as per the 2011 census is 943 and its child sex ratio is 919. Kerala has the largest sex ratio of 1084 and Haryana has the lowest 879. India’s total population has 108.18 males for every 100 females as of 2020.
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